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Five Auburn contests land in Sports Illustrated's Top 25 games of the year

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In this Nov. 30, 2013 file photo, Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a field goal attempt 109-yards to score the winning touchdown over Alabama during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala.Pursuing is punter Cody Mandell (29). Davis's 109-yard return of a missed field goal to beat Alabama was one of the Iron Bowl's and the season's most memorable plays. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, file)

And the Mother of all Iron Bowls -- ended by Chris Davis and the Kick Six, arguably the greatest play in the history of sports -- landed the top spot, to the surprise of nobody who watched that game from start to finish.

"One second," the magazine wrote of the Iron Bowl's ending. "That’s all it took in 'football time' to change the course of the season as we knew it."

Auburn's BCS Championship loss to Florida State checked in at No. 2, followed by the Prayer at Jordan-Hare at No. 5, the 59-42 shootout win over Missouri in the SEC Championship Game at No. 14 and Auburn's 45-41 thriller on the road in College Station at No. 25.

Two Ohio State games broke up the Auburn sweep at the top of the standings -- the Buckeyes' 42-41 win over Michigan at No. 3 and Clemson's 40-35 Orange Bowl win over Ohio State at No. 4.